The feeling of a shower and my bed after a long day.

September 16, 2024

Day 2,867

Thankful for: 

The end of a long day. 

The feeling of a shower and my bed at the end of a long day. 

My family. 

A fun family dinner. 

BLT's for dinner. 

Laughter. 

Rain coming very soon. I miss the rain. 

Hugs and kisses. 

Baby kicks.

September 15, 2024

Day 2,866

Thankful for: 

Time with family. 

Good food. 

Plans to go to the pumpkin patch with family. 

Hugs and kisses from babies. 

I felt baby Remy kick! It was really special. 

My mom got to feel her kick too. 

A fresh, new week coming. 

Cozy, pretty, spooky.

September 14, 2024

Day 2,865

Thankful for: 

A day called Saturday. 

A day to clean the house. 

I decorated the house for Halloween. It looks cozy and spooky and pretty. 

It's so nice to relax in a clean home. 

Addy and her friend went roller skating. 

I went to visit my grandma. I took her to get ice cream. 

It was a good day. 

I'm off tomorrow. 

Friday five.

September 13, 2024

Day 2,864

Thankful for: 

A day called Friday. 

An easy dinner. 

The whole weekend ahead of us. 

Not having to go grocery shopping this weekend because I already did on Thursday. 

Ice cream. 

Things that brought me comfort on this day.

September 12, 2024

Day 2,863

Thankful for: 

A good day at work. A quieter day at work than usual. 

Being able to go grocery shopping after work. I love going grocery shopping. 

BLTs for dinner. 

A night drive. 

Being able to read with Odette for her homework. 

Food made by my mom. 

A long, hot bath before bed with salts. 

A comforting show to watch while I fall asleep. 

Five things.

September 11, 2024

Day 2,862

Thankful for: 

A good day at school. 

A good job. 

The feeling of driving home after a good day. 

The forest. 

The feeling of bed and the knowledge that I get to sleep all night long. 

Addy got a haircut today!

September 10, 2024

Day 2,861

Thankful for: 

A good day at work. 

A latte this morning. 

Fall weather. 

Adelyn got a haircut tonight. 

Time with my girl. 

A late night dinner watching the debate with Adelyn. 

Tomorrow is Wednesday. The weekend is coming soon. 

I can do great things right where I'm at.

September 9, 2024

Day 2,860

     I've always wanted to do something great. I love reading about people who did great things, or thought great thoughts, or created something beautiful and magical and new. I've longed for a long time to do something great with my life. I feel little pangs of jealousy whenever I hear about someone I know doing something amazing. I feel bad to feel that jealousy. It's not that I'm not happy for them. It's just that I am sad not to have found something great to do myself. 

     I'm not even sure what I'm using to measure and define greatness. I suppose it's one of those things that when you see it, you know it. When you see greatness, you know it. It doesn't need to be defined. 

     It's easy to get wrapped up in routines. I get up. I make lunches. We go to the bus stop. I pray for Addy and Tobin before the bus comes. I come back and get ready. I take Higbee out. I go to work. I come home. I make dinner. I clean it up. I prepare for the next day. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. 

     I have a picture of a note that Adelyn wrote to me. It goes like this: (I have not edited this because the way she wrote it is perfect and it makes me smile.)

Dear Mama and Dada How wood I be happy with out you. But I have you to carr about me and I want to say I love you good job you took carr off me the whole time thank you I love you

Love Adelyn Sanderson

     She was six when she wrote that. I think about that line often: "Good job. You took care of me the whole time." 

     Here I am feeling bad about not doing great things, and my daughter has been here all along telling me the most important thing: "Good job!" 

     I think great things can be the little things like love notes and making dinner and taking walks and just being together. 

     I can do great things right where I'm at. 

Higbee went to the vet today. He got a healthy report!

     

I love when my kids are happy.

September 8, 2024

Day 2,859

Thankful for: 

A great Sunday. 

A good day with my family. 

Tobin is not feeling well, but he's not doing too bad. 

Mini pumpkins in my living room. 

A cool weather day. 

Snuggling with Higbee. Those moments are so rare, so I really enjoy them. 

Addy got to go roller skating with her best friend. I love when my kids are happy. 

I got to hang out with Patty and my mom while Addy was skating. I had some homemade chicken soup that my dad made. It was very warm and comforting and homey. 

Singing in the car with Adelyn. She's an amazing singer, and she's teaching me how to be a better singer. 

Burgers for dinner. They were so delicious. Burgers, corn on the cob, and tater tots. It was an all-American dinner. 

Lots of cuddles and snuggles from my love today. 

I made Tobin a grape juice slushie, and it made him really happy. 

Outdoor movie night!

September 7, 2024

Day 2,858

Thankful for: 

Being able to wake up without the use of an alarm. 

A cool morning. 

Time with my friend while grocery shopping. Time to talk and laugh together. 

I got to go to Trader Joe's, Costco, and Wegman's. 

Good food to eat. 

A butterscotch latte. 

Time to relax at home. 

Time with Matt. 

Time with Addy going shopping for food for our fire pit. 

A fire pit night with our new outdoor movie projector. 

It was a really fun night with my sweet family. 

The smell and feeling of Higbee. 

The feeling of bed after a pleasant day. 

Matt got me ice cream.

September 6, 2024

Day 2,857

Thankful for: 

A good Friday morning. 

A new dress to wear today. 

My hair looked cute today. 

An easy lunch. 

Starbucks in the morning. 

We got to watch The Rings of Power tonight. 

Matt got me special ice cream for tonight. 

Two whole days off. 

Time to sleep now. 

Big spiders and spiderwebs in the yard. 

Four things on a Thursday.

September 5, 2024

Day 2,856

Thankful for: 

A good Thursday. 

A good lunch to eat. 

Panera for dinner. 

Time to sleep. 

Simple little Wednesday list.

September 4, 2024

Day 2,855

Thankful for: 

An easy dinner. 

An early bedtime. 

The weekend coming very soon. 

Cool weather in the mornings. 

Clean water and good food to eat. 

Black cats and large spiders.

September 3, 2024

Day 2,854

Thankful for: 

A beautiful day with warm sun and cool breeze. 

A good job. 

A beautiful family. 

Tomorrow is Wednesday already. 

I came home early today because I thought I was sick. I felt like I might have a fever and when I took my temperature at work, I had a fever. But then when I took my temperature there, I didn't have a fever. So I got to work from home for a bit. 

Addy went to a football game tonight so I went shopping. I got two cute black cat pillows. 

I saw a large spider in his web tonight. 

BLT's for dinner.

September 2, 2024

Day 2,853

Thankful for: 

A great Monday. 

Homemade sourdough for breakfast. 

I went grocery shopping with Adelyn. 

We had a nice day together. 

We cleaned the house together. 

We had BLT's for dinner. They were delicious. 

Tomorrow is Tuesday already. 

Hugs and kisses from Matt. 

A nice walk with Matt and Higbee. 

Fawns eating grass. 

Finding little treasures like acorns when we're out walking. 

Tomorrow starts a new day, a new week, a new month. It's going to be a good one. 

Cozy, rainy Sunday.

September 1, 2024

Day 2,852

Thankful for: 

A good Sunday spent at home. 

Lots of tasty snacks to eat while we watched the first three episodes of season two of The Rings of Power.

Blankets and time to cuddle. 

A milkshake. 

Rain. 

A whole day off again tomorrow.